True Winter Color Palette

True Winter is defined mainly by balanced coloring, with a cool undertone. Colors that echo these qualities look natural and healthy next to your face.

Also known as Cool Winter.

Signature colors

Best neutrals

Colors to keep away from your face

True Winter colors with hex codes

  • True red
    #C8102E
  • Royal blue
    #0057B8
  • Emerald
    #00875A
  • Purple
    #6A1B9A
  • Fuchsia
    #E4007C
  • Azure
    #0097C7
  • Navy
    #1A1A6E
  • Magenta rose
    #B5004B

Best and worst colors for True Winter

Wear the palette colors near your face. The colors below tend to wash out True Winter coloring, so use them away from the face or as accents.

  • Golden tan
    #D9A66B
  • Khaki
    #C9B78A
  • Light brown
    #A67C52

Makeup, hair and jewelry for True Winter

Lip colors

  • Blue-red
  • Fuchsia
  • Cool berry

Blush

  • Cool rose
  • Raspberry

Eyeshadow

  • Charcoal
  • Silver
  • Navy

Hair colors

  • Blue black
  • Espresso
  • Cool dark brown
  • Burgundy

Jewelry

Metals: Silver, platinum and white gold.

Diamonds, silver, sapphire and emerald.

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Often cited True Winter examples

Elizabeth Taylor, Lucy Liu.

Color typing from public photos is subjective, and different analysts may place the same person in different seasons.

Hex codes for design

Copy these hex codes into design tools. They are the signature colors of this palette.

:root {
  --palette-1: #C8102E;
  --palette-2: #0057B8;
  --palette-3: #00875A;
  --palette-4: #6A1B9A;
  --palette-5: #E4007C;
  --palette-6: #0097C7;
  --palette-7: #1A1A6E;
  --palette-8: #B5004B;
  --palette-9: #FFFFFF;
  --palette-10: #C2C6D1;
  --palette-11: #3A3F55;
  --palette-12: #000000;
}

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